INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SAMUI

Year 8 Curriculum

Science

Unit 7: Electricity

Learning Objective 7.1

To understand the structure of an atom.

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Learning Objective 7.2

To know what static electricity is.

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Learning Objective 7.3

To know some uses of static electricity.

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Learning Objective 7.4

To investigate the conductivity of different materials.

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Learning Objective 7.5

To understand what potential difference is.

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Learning Objective 7.6

To learn how to draw circuit diagrams and build circuits from diagrams.

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Learning Objective 7.7

To understand how current and voltage work in series circuits.

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Learning Objective 7.8

To understand how current and voltage work in parallel circuits.

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Learning Objective 7.9

To know what resistance in circuits is and how to calculate it.

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Learning Objective 7.10

To know what a magnet is and what a magnetic field looks like.

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Learning Objective 7.11

To describe the link between electricity and magnetism.

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